ADVISORY BOARD

Our goal for our service is indeed continual improvement.

Our aim as an organization is to become more and more valuable to our family of Partners and to play a vital role in helping each to fully maximize their success potential. Each of the members on this advisory board has expressed an enthustiastic committment to play an active role in making that happen. Each of the members is a respected professional in their own right and brings to the table his or her own area of expertise and perspective to continually improve the value of StonePro Solutions.

MEET OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Kevin Padden, consultant, trainer
kmpadden.com

Kevin Padden has been active in tile & stone for most of his adult lifetime. Since his father, “Hank” Padden was in the industry at the time of Kevin’s birth, he can truly claim the he was “born” into the business. Since following his dad into the tile & stone business in 1978, he was owner of Padden Tile & Stone for twelve years, prior to relocating to Arizona in 1992.

In the time he has been in Arizona, Kevin has worked in every aspect of natural stone fabrication, production, sales, estimating, education, operations & overall general management. He has been instrumental in directing the establishment of multiple fabrication shops in the Phoenix area. Kevin’s passion for education has led him to be a regularly featured seminar presenter at StonExpo and Coverings, and has been a contributing writer for multiple national publications serving the natural stone industry.

Kevin has served as the Marble Institute of America’s “Training Specialist,” and is a highly sought after Consultant and Instructor to the Natural Stone Industry for companies across North America and globally.

Mark Lauzon, Expert Stone Fabricator, and owner of StoneAdvice.com
StoneAdvice.com

Mark runs a very successful stone fabrication business, where he has earned a stellar reputation as a highly skilled fabricator. His passion for the industry led him to conceive of and develop StoneAdvice.com, a tremendous resource to the trade as well as the consumer. Mark also provides stone fabricators with quality hands-on education.

Leigh Gilly
Capitalstone.com

Leigh is the director and part owner of Capital Stone, Inc. in Baton Rouge, LA, a family owned and operated business since 1996 with 26 full-time and 15 or so part-time employees.

While natural stone remains the major focus in both residential and commercial projects, Capital Stone is now also selling retail and commercial flooring and installation.

Leigh represents the voice of the stone fabricator Partners on this committee and brings to the table his more than 10 years of experience in the industry, plus an undergrad business administration degree from Louisiana State University in 1994, and an easily apparent drive, enthusiasm and passion.

Patrick Malone, Communications and PR

Pat was born for communications and PR. He has an uncanny ability, once he gets an idea in his head, to do whatever it takes to carry it out. You may have seen him in one of many interviews recently —ESPN, Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today and SportsFan Magazine. Determined to get major league baseball back to Washington, DC, in 1975 he began working behind the scenes to support the local effort. He formed the Washington Senators Fan Club in 1984 and became an advisor on the DC Baseball Commission in 1985. In 2005, baseball officially came back to Washington, DC.

Deborah Shaw, Director of StonePro Solutions, Business Development, Web and E-commerce Specialist

Deborah is a visionary, but her feet are planted firmly on the ground. She brings years of business development, visual communications, web design and e-commerce expertise, mixed with a healthy dose of passionate enthusiasm to the mix. It was Deborah who recognized a very unmet need and set out to create what is now StonePro Solutions.